Low cost living in Costa Rica.

[briansd1]

I think that the benefit of living in a poorer country is the you have options, from the very cheap to the very expensive.

But don’t expect American standard of services unless you are willing to pay American level prices.

As far as housing goes, compared to the rest of the world, houses are cheaper in USA, for the square footage and level of amenities the houses provide. There are cheap parts of America such Indiana and Florida.

[Jazzman]

My wife and I went to Costa Rice to attend a seminar on moving and living there. We cut our stay short by three days. It may have been a coincidence, but three or four unfavorable incidences happened in such short succession, a red flag went up. There are attempts to impose US-style living there (no doubt to attract expat retirement dollars), and to whatever degree this has been successful, security needs to be weighed in heavily on any decisions regarding moving there full time. I wouldn’t say don’t do it, but it may not be for the feint of heart, cost of living notwithstanding.

[Jazzman]

My wife and I went to Costa Rice to attend a seminar on moving and living there. We cut our stay short by three days. It may have been a coincidence, but three or four unfavorable incidences happened in such short succession, a red flag went up. There are attempts to impose US-style living there (no doubt to attract expat retirement dollars), and to whatever degree this has been successful, security needs to be weighed in heavily on any decisions regarding moving there full time. I wouldn’t say don’t do it, but it may not be for the feint of heart, cost of living notwithstanding.

[Jazzman]

My wife and I went to Costa Rice to attend a seminar on moving and living there. We cut our stay short by three days. It may have been a coincidence, but three or four unfavorable incidences happened in such short succession, a red flag went up. There are attempts to impose US-style living there (no doubt to attract expat retirement dollars), and to whatever degree this has been successful, security needs to be weighed in heavily on any decisions regarding moving there full time. I wouldn’t say don’t do it, but it may not be for the feint of heart, cost of living notwithstanding.

[Jazzman]

My wife and I went to Costa Rice to attend a seminar on moving and living there. We cut our stay short by three days. It may have been a coincidence, but three or four unfavorable incidences happened in such short succession, a red flag went up. There are attempts to impose US-style living there (no doubt to attract expat retirement dollars), and to whatever degree this has been successful, security needs to be weighed in heavily on any decisions regarding moving there full time. I wouldn’t say don’t do it, but it may not be for the feint of heart, cost of living notwithstanding.

[Jazzman]

My wife and I went to Costa Rice to attend a seminar on moving and living there. We cut our stay short by three days. It may have been a coincidence, but three or four unfavorable incidences happened in such short succession, a red flag went up. There are attempts to impose US-style living there (no doubt to attract expat retirement dollars), and to whatever degree this has been successful, security needs to be weighed in heavily on any decisions regarding moving there full time. I wouldn’t say don’t do it, but it may not be for the feint of heart, cost of living notwithstanding.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Costa Rica is so played out by American dollars that it is way overpriced for a third world country, just like the better resort areas of Mexico. I can’t speak for Panama but I’m sure it is getting that way too given that it is a “trendy” expat place there days.

A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Costa Rica is so played out by American dollars that it is way overpriced for a third world country, just like the better resort areas of Mexico. I can’t speak for Panama but I’m sure it is getting that way too given that it is a “trendy” expat place there days.

A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Costa Rica is so played out by American dollars that it is way overpriced for a third world country, just like the better resort areas of Mexico. I can’t speak for Panama but I’m sure it is getting that way too given that it is a “trendy” expat place there days.

A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Costa Rica is so played out by American dollars that it is way overpriced for a third world country, just like the better resort areas of Mexico. I can’t speak for Panama but I’m sure it is getting that way too given that it is a “trendy” expat place there days.

A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.

[Anonymous]

Yeah Costa Rica is so played out by American dollars that it is way overpriced for a third world country, just like the better resort areas of Mexico. I can’t speak for Panama but I’m sure it is getting that way too given that it is a “trendy” expat place there days.

A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.

[SmellsFeeshy]

[quote=deadzone]A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.[/quote]

Brazil is not without its problems though. The crime rate in cities like Sao Paolo and Rio is very high. While doing research on Rio as a potential vacation destination I was a little concerned by all of the security warnings even at highly populated tourist spots.

[SmellsFeeshy]

[quote=deadzone]A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.[/quote]

Brazil is not without its problems though. The crime rate in cities like Sao Paolo and Rio is very high. While doing research on Rio as a potential vacation destination I was a little concerned by all of the security warnings even at highly populated tourist spots.

[SmellsFeeshy]

[quote=deadzone]A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.[/quote]

Brazil is not without its problems though. The crime rate in cities like Sao Paolo and Rio is very high. While doing research on Rio as a potential vacation destination I was a little concerned by all of the security warnings even at highly populated tourist spots.

[SmellsFeeshy]

[quote=deadzone]A preferable place (although much farther away) where standard of living is better, the woman are much hotter and everything is way cheaper, is Brazil. Coastal areas of Brazil are so much cheaper to stay and much nicer than Mexico or Central America.

Be warned, outside of the major cities few people speak English (or even Spanish for that matter) so you’ll have to learn Portugues, which shouldn’t be too hard if you are living there.[/quote]

Brazil is not without its problems though. The crime rate in cities like Sao Paolo and Rio is very high. While doing research on Rio as a potential vacation destination I was a little concerned by all of the security warnings even at highly populated tourist spots.

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